Saint Paul's

Irene Wolfe provided the following update on their new granddaughter.

Thanks for the prayers for Brian and Laura. Isabella Noelle was born this morning (C-Section) and both mother and daughter are doing well. Thanks for lifting them in your prayer.

Irene Wolfe submitted the following Prayer Request:

Could you please include our son and daughter-in-law (Brian and Laura) in your prayers? Laura is due with our grandchild tomorrow. Today they determined that the baby is breech and over nine pounds. Tomorrow at 7 am they will check into the hospital. First they will try to turn the baby and if that doesn’t work, they will do a C-section. Please pray for everyone involved and especially for Laura and the baby as they may have a long day tomorrow. Thanks for your prayers.

Please pray for the Woolley family, in particular Al's mother, Grace Woolley who has recently been diagnosed with cancer. Pray for everyone involved, the doctors, the family and especially Grace. Finally pray for God's healing and victory over this terrible disease that grips families leading to much fear and distress.

Thank you for praying.

"The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results." (James 5:16 NLT)

Roger and Jane Schauss' daughter Tracy gave birth to a baby girl two months prematurely. The baby weighs less than two pounds and will be hospitalized for at least two months. Please keep the new baby and its doctors and care givers in your prayers as well as Jane and Roger and Tracy and her husband. I'll provide more details as I get them.

Diane Zimmerman provided the following update on Mike's mother's health situation:

Mike Zimmerman's mother, Margaret Atchison, will remain in the hospital in Macomb, IL. Her cardiologist in Springfield said he can't do
anything more for her congestive heart failure down there, and that her Macomb doctor should continue to make her as comfortable as possible. Please continue to lift her and our family up in prayer. Thank you.
Diane

Diane Zimmerman submitted the following request:

Please lift up prayers for Mike Zimmerman's 87 year old mother, Margaret Atchison. She was hospitalized Monday in Macomb, IL for treatment to remove fluid that collected around her heart and the associated back and shoulder pain. She does have congestive heart failure and her kidneys have continued to deteriorate. She is being transferred at her request
to Memorial Hospital in Springfield, IL so that she can be treated by her cardiologist who's main practice is at that hospital. Please pray
for safe ambulance transportation to Springfield (about 75 miles away), for the Dr. and nurses who will be caring for her, that she feels the loving comfort of the Lord, and that she can have some relief from the pain which she originally thought was her arthritis acting up. By coincidence, Mike's brother who lives near Macomb, IL left early this
morning for Springfield for 2 days to attend a work related seminar. Also fairly close to Springfield is Margaret's younger brother, and a nephew and his family live in Springfield. Thank you. I'll send an
update when we know more. Diane Z.

This may well be one of the longest prayer requests I've ever submitted, but I find myself facing several challenges right now.

Today, (Tuesday) I have an endoscopy at Midlands @ 11:30 to check for possible esophagus problems. I'm actually praying that they will find whatever is going on with me and that it's relatively treatable.

Wednesday I have my 5th annual follow up MRI for a tumor I had removed to make sure it's not growing back. If this MRI is clean, I'll get to go to every other year.

Lastly, I took a huge leap of faith and with Curt's support I left my job, with no job lined up. It had gotten terribly oppressive and stressful.

Please pray for strength and guidance for me, and that I listen and actually hear what plans God has for me for direction in my life. Also for a good outcome on both medical situations.

Thanks to you all for your prayers in the past. We are so blessed to have such a strong faith community in our church family!

Lisa Todd

Prayers of healing and patience for our friend Kevin who is in a lot of pain after knee surgery.